The article reflects on legal ethics amidst recent high-profile cases, particularly focusing on the implications of public statements by lawyers. Highlighting a case involving actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the article discusses how attorneys must balance public narrative with ethical obligations under ABA Model Rule 3.6. The piece also touches on political efforts to impose ethical standards within the Supreme Court, revealing the complexities of legal ethics in the media and legislative realms.
“For lawyers, there's a fine art to litigating in the press, of calibrating how to shape a public narrative without running afoul of ethics rules.”
“Under the American Bar Association's Model Rule 3.6, lawyers are obliged to refrain from out-of-court public statements likely to materially prejudice an adjudicative proceeding.”
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